It's only a matter of time before scammers and altcoin shills (but I repeat myself) discover SN.  Right now, below their radar, but as soon as they discover that 10 sats gets them a front page, and with that a Tweet (on [@StackerNewsFeed](https://Twitter.com/StackerNewsFeed)), ... that WoT ranking and/or other measures will be crucial.

cointastical

SN release preview: Web of Trust ranking algorithm

k00b

I should've mentioned: we don't really *need* this on a day to day basis right now but 10x from now this will likely make a huge difference. It should simply increase our confidence we can grow without the feed becoming polluted.